from George Richards of the Miami Herald,

The game was the second longest in franchise history, besting a double-overtime win over the Flyers (Mike Hough) in the 1996 semifinals and loss to the Devils (Henrique) in the opening round of 2012.

Florida lost to Colorado in Game 4 of the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals in a three-overtime affair which lasted 104 minutes 31 seconds. Friday’s game went 96 minutes on the dot.

“It was a good battle but frustrating how it ends obviously,’’ Brian Campbell said. “We’re going to continue to have chances but it’s a tough break trying to kill off a couple of penalties in overtime. Not fun.’’

The Panthers were forced to kill a penalty when Derek MacKenzie was called for slashing with 5:29 left in the second session.

After Vincent Trocheck failed to draw a penalty on his shorthanded drive to the net, the Islanders ended it with their second overtime win in the series moments later.

“We controlled the attack throughout but this is playoff hockey and that seems to be the way it goes,” Trocheck said. “You give them a chance ... it’s going to end up in the back of the net.

The win gives the Islanders a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series which resumes Sunday at 7 p.m. at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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